Instruction & Technique

Language and the way that people communicate has evolved over time, now you can learn how to effectively use your voice in the most effective way possible in order to get your message across. Every time we open our mouths, we have an effect on ourselves and the way others perceive us. The...

You'll learn what research tells us about practice, but more importantly, you'll learn how great musicians in many genres of music think about practice....

What do all those lines and squiggles and dots mean? Basic Music Theory takes you through the sometimes confusing world of written music....

Are you tired of waiting on inspiration to complete your songs? Are you not getting the response you hoped for from your songs? Is the songwriting process painful at times? Song Building will help you write songs faster and avoid getting stuck on second verses....

Whether you are an absolute beginner, a pop wannabe, a karaoke crooner, or simply want to add singing to your repertoire, Learn to Sing is for you....

Ear training is one of the most rewarding skills you can develop, and it’s one that you can work on every day. Which makes total sense: Music is an aural experience, after all. Ear training helps you turn the music you hear into music you make on your guitar....

Beginning Singing will give you the essential knowledge and techniques to discover and develop your true voice. Easy-to-understand concepts and practical exercises will help remove vocal limitations and allow your voice to soar! Includes free bonus audio and video lessons....

Playing music should be as simple and natural as drawing a breath, yet most musicians are hindered by self-consciousness, apprehension, self-doubt, and stress. Before we can truly express our inner self, we must first learn to be at peace and overcome the distractions....

On the eve of his fortieth birthday, a professor of no discernible musical talent learns to play the guitar and investigates how anyone of any age might master a new skill. Just about every human being knows how to listen to music, but what does it take to make music? Is musicality something we...

If you are a singer, you are an athlete. And the athletic skills that make you a great vocalist come from one source: your brain. The Singing Athlete is the first book of its kind: a view on voice training through the lens of both the physical body and the nervous system....

Practicing is an essential part of every musician's life, but we are rarely taught how to practice in the most effective and efficient way.

This lesson is broken into several chapters. The first part focuses on interval identification exercises, starting with grouped intervals and ending with all intervals mixed up....

Learn how to instantly create riffs hooks and HIT vocal melodies. This interactive audiobook dispels the myths of songwriting and destroys the negatives that hold songwriters back and ends songwriter's block in melody....

The Beginner's Guide to Bass Guitar serves as a vital resource for aspiring musicians eager to explore the art of bass playing. With the instrument's rising popularity across diverse music genres, this guide provides essential knowledge and skills for beginners embarking on their musical journey.

Discover the songwriting technique used in 97% of all hit songs. Learn how to use subtle psychological triggers to captivate any audience....

Whether you want to build a studio, work in one, start a label or just make better music. If you are a beginner, this book will lead you in the right direction in the least amount of time. Or if you have some experience you will definitely find new insights....

"Boy, do I have a lot to learn!" Anyone who's ever picked up a musical instrument of any kind has thought that....

Grammy Award-winner Victor Wooten's inspiring parable of the importance of music and the threats that it faces in today's world.

We may not realize it as we listen to the soundtrack of our lives through tiny earbuds, but music and all that it encompasses is disappearing all...

Music, Lyrics, and Life is the songwriting class you always wish you'd taken, taught by the professor you always wish you'd had. It's a deep dive into the heart of questions asked by songwriters of all levels, from how to begin journaling to when you know that a song is finished.

A "radiantly accomplished" (Wall Street Journal) music scholar presents an accessible introduction to the art of listening to jazz In How to Listen to Jazz, award-winning music scholar Ted Gioia presents a lively introduction to one of America's premier art forms. He tells us what to listen for...

Green and Gallwey explain how natural skills can be nurtured and enhanced, and through a series of special exercises they demonstrate the ways in which musicians can achieve exact intonation, artistic phrasing, and improved technique....

Why would I want to learn all the notes of my fretboard? Over my 25+ year career as a musician and guitar teacher, I have come across many guitarists who cannot name all the frets on the fretboard....

Do you need to be able to read music to play guitar? These are some of the first questions I’m usually asked as a guitar teacher. Over my 25+ year career as a musician and guitar teacher, I have come across many guitarists who cannot read a single note of music....

From his school days in Stoke -on-Trent to his years in Take That, his battle with drink and drugs and the song that 'saved his life'....

If you are an aspiring producer making electronic-based music, it can seem like an insurmountable task to get from where you are now to creating release-quality songs. My goal is to make you better at sharing your own unique voice. I made this to be relevant even if you change styles....